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The Mareko tribe has its own traditional wedding customs. Women get married aged 15–17, men, 16–20. This tribe has eight different types of weddings. Tewaja means an arranged wedding, Alulima is an accidental wedding, Shokokanecho is where the man goes to the bride's house with his friends and takes her by force.
Afterwards, the wedding party typically takes pictures while guests make their way to the reception. At the reception, depending on the family's ethnic group there are several traditional dances performed. Ethiopian weddings typically serve Ethiopian food and live music and the party typically goes on into the early morning. To close the ...
An Ethiopian woman preparing Ethiopian coffee at a traditional ceremony. She roasts, crushes and brews the coffee on the spot. The Ethiopian cuisine consists of various vegetable or meat side dishes and entrees, often prepared as a wat or thick stew like doro wot; a very popular traditional stew made out of chicken and egg.
Skunder Boghossian (1937–2003), painter, art teacher; Ethiopian of Armenian heritage Yadesa Bojia (born 1970), artist, designer; lives in Seattle Nicolò Brancaleon ( c. 1460 – after 1526), Italian painter whose adopted the art style in Ethiopia
Harari woman in traditional attire. Chafing under imperial Ethiopian rule, Hararis made several attempts to cut ties with Ethiopia and unify Hararghe with Somalia, among them launching the nationalist Kulub movement which was linked to the Somali Youth League. These events led to the Haile Selassie government's ethnic cleansing efforts on ...
Tej is also available commercially to buy in many different types. It is generally consumed during social events such as festivals or weddings, and religious events like Ethiopian New Year . [2] Consequently, tej forms an important part of Ethiopian society and culture and is considered the national drink of Ethiopia. [3]
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The drama strongly associated with cultural background of Ethiopia—represented by dressing, jewelry and apparatuses—are masterpiece for artistic conception. There are also greetings, invitations, wedding ceremonies, religious traditions, mourns and poetry resembling old-fashioned Ethiopian culture .